Parks & Rec 1/19

[Skammer]

Yay Paul Rudd!

I thought this was an excellent episode - a lot better than last week. Highlights for me:

-- The campaign ads from both sides. I actually paused my DVR to read all the issues Leslie supports.
-- The litany of Andy's medical ailments. "...and sometimes? I get hungry." "Okay, some of those are symptoms, and some of them are just part of being human."
-- Ron cancelling the dam project. :D

Also, Paul Rudd begging Leslie to drop out of the race!
"Do you think that little girl would do an ad for me?"
"That was ME as a 10-year old!"
":eek: How did you do that?"

[phreesh]

Loved Andy's ailments.
Loved the campaign ads.
Swanson and Rudd were too one-dimensional. Although, I did love the remote control door closer that's just a bit too slow.
I love how maligned Jerry is. Poor Jerry.

[Intergalactic Gladiator]

My favorite part was when Andy was in the doctor and he nonchalantly said "Oh yeah, and I think I broke my thumb coming in here."

I did like those ads as well. I also liked that in the end, things really looked in Leslie's favor. It may have been a little too mean to have Paul Rudd just steamroll over her in the campaign, but now she can totally get him with her encyclopedic knowledge of Pawnee's issues.

[corkboard]

Andy is the funniest part of the show. Three times we had to rewind to play back part of his scenes. The broken thumb thing was hilarious.

[hogarth]

Andy's list of ailments was good and I liked Jerry, Ben and Tom practicing their menacing political ad voices. The subplot with Ron and Chris was lame.

[TriPolar]

Another weak show, again making the campaign the core of the plot. They've got to make the campaign more of a backdrop and center on compelling farcical situations.

Andy and April are gems. I smell a lame spin-off in those characters. I'm surprised by the number of people who dislike April/Aubrey. I love the petulant brat character, and I wish the writers would give her more to do.

[Acsenray]

I bust out laughing when Andy hit the ambulance while fleeing the hospital.

[Skammer]

Another weak show, again making the campaign the core of the plot. They've got to make the campaign more of a backdrop and center on compelling farcical situations.
You seem to be in the minority. I don't care if the focus is on the campaign or some other event as long as it's funny. Last episode wasn't so much; this one was. And hopefully we get more of Paul Rudd's spoiled but incredibly stupid character.

[h.sapiens]

My favorite of Paul Rudd's lines: "I'm here with my Persian greyhound Raclette, who was given to me by my friend, the pretender to the throne of Alsace-Lorraine".

[lindsaybluth]

What h.sapiens said.

Overall a very weak episode.

More Ron, doing Ron things, less do-goodery campaigning.

[Rigamarole]

-- The campaign ads from both sides. I actually paused my DVR to read all the issues Leslie supports.

So did I! Among them, "Legalize Korean", and "Require all city employees check and respond to email".

[Skammer]

So did I! Among them, "Legalize Korean", and "Require all city employees check and respond to email". The whole list is at, where else, http://knope2012.com/issues/.

Reducing Federal Government Experiments in town to 10 per year
No longer recognizing the winner of the chili cook-off as a government position
Ordinance 8R: A Goat Cannot Own/Inherit a Farm
Pay off our debt to the Ringling Bros.
Prove that we can safely host a circus again


Edit: You can also get your Knope '12 buttons and t-shirts there.

[TBG]

Andy would make a better, more qualified city "councilor" than that guy, lol.

[Rigamarole]

Andy would make a better, more qualified city "councilor" than that guy, lol.

Although I like the idea of a clueless spoiled man-child running for office against Leslie, Andy's character already owns the "borderline retarded" spot on the show - adding another one in that category feels a bit redundant. And Paul Rudd's got nothin' on Chris Pratt, acting chops-wise.

[Joey P]

My favorite of Paul Rudd's lines: "I'm here with my Persian greyhound Raclette, who was given to me by my friend, the pretender to the throne of Alsace-Lorraine".

I really liked the way he kept screwing up Leslie's name and seemed oblivious to the fact the she was running against her even after she told him a bunch of times.

"Do you want me to sign that to Ms Lope or just Nesnie?" (http://www.hulu.com/watch/321182/parks-and-recreation-meet-bobby-newport)

[typoink]

Although I like the idea of a clueless spoiled man-child running for office against Leslie, Andy's character already owns the "borderline retarded" spot on the show - adding another one in that category feels a bit redundant. And Paul Rudd's got nothin' on Chris Pratt, acting chops-wise.

I think Rudd's supposed to be playing more "oblivious entitled" than "man-child." I admit it's a fine distinction, but Parks is a show about comically-overstated characters. Nuance isn't really in the cards.

[Joey P]

"Require all city employees check and respond to email".

Of everything on the list, I think this is the one thing that might cause Ron to actively side against Leslie.

[Rigamarole]

Of everything on the list, I think this is the one thing that might cause Ron to actively side against Leslie.

Hell, it was probably directed at him. :cool:

[SecretaryofEvil]

My favorite of Paul Rudd's lines: "I'm here with my Persian greyhound Raclette, who was given to me by my friend, the pretender to the throne of Alsace-Lorraine".

That was my favorite line too.